The Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Charlie HaffeyNorwood Elementary Science

What is Electromagnetism?Electricity and magnetism are linked

Have one, have the other

Generated by charged particles

Electromagnetic Waves

Not mechanical, radiation

Wave moves, not transmitted through particles

Classified by wavelength

Types of EM Waves

Gamma radiation

X-ray radiation

Ultraviolet radiation

Visible radiation

Infrared radiation

Terahertz radiation

Microwave radiation

Radio waves

Shortestwaves

Longestwaves

Highestenergy

Lowestenergy

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Charlie HaffeyNorwood Elementary Science